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CANADA'S ENVIRONMENT ANDCLIMATE CHANGE MINISTER IN

PARIS FOR SUMMIT

SIKHS PARTICIPATE IN SARBAT KHALSA IN CHABA VILLAGE NEAR AMRITSAR (IANS).

WADA PANEL CALLS FORRUSSIA'S SUSPENSION

FROM ATHLETICSPeel District School Board might

consider making uniforms mandatory

BCCI chief Manohar to replaceSrinivasan as ICC chairman

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MUMBAI, (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) onMonday appointed its president Shashank Manohar as the new chair-man of the International Cricket Council (ICC) removing incumbent N.Srinivasan for the rest of the term.Srinivasan, who was elected for a two-year term, was scheduled tohead the ICC till June 2016. The decision to replace him with Manohar

was taken at the board's Annual General Meet-ing (AGM) here on Monday. Srinivasan's po-sition as the president of the Tamil NaduCricket Association (TNCA) is also under thescanner. "BCCI's representative to ICC will

be Manohar. He will take over as the ICC chair-man. All members of the BCCI are unanimousto the decision taken and will work transpar-ently in the upcoming days. Everybody in themeeting spoke about clean and clear workin the board," BCCI secretary AnuragThakur said.

GENEVA, (IANS) A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) commissionrepor t has recommended suspension of Russia from all world athlet-ics competition here on Monday. The commission examined allega-tions of doping, cover-ups, and extor tion in Russian athletics andalso implicated the International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF) for failure to address these pressing issues.The commission also wants five athletes and five coaches to getlifetime doping bans. The repor t also said there were "systemic fail-ures" in the IAAF that prevented an "effective" anti-doping program."We communicated the repor t to WADA last Thursday," Dick Pound,the chairman of the commission and former WADA boss, was quotedas saying by BBC. The report was "essentially limited to Russia andathletics", he added."We have provided WADA with sanction packages on individuals whohad not been previously identified, identified possible criminal inci-dents, made findings and recommendations on the Russian labora-tory, repor ted on interference with doping controls up to and includingthis year, and found cover-ups and payments of money to concealdoping tests," Pound said.

OTTAWA - Canada's par ticipation in the Pre-COP ministerial meetingunderscores the impor tance of international collaboration in achiev-ing climate change agreement. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environ-ment and Climate Change, is in Paris to engage with her international coun-terparts from November 8 to 10. At this meeting, the Minister will shareCanada's desire to be a strong and positive actor working with all countries tosecure an effective agreement ahead of the Paris climate conference.This Pre-COP ministerial meeting is hosted by Laurent Fabius, French Min-ister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, and Manuel PulgarVidal, Peruvian Minister of State and the Environment and current Presidentof the COP. This meeting allows ministers to discuss key issues and seekcommon ground for a successful conclusion to the Paris outcome.During the trip, Minister McKenna will participate in bilateral meetings, in-cluding with Minister Fabius, the upcoming COP21 President.QUICK FACTS" COP21 will be held from November 30 to December 11, 2015, in Paris, France." The Paris Climate Conference is the culmination of four years of negotia-tions towards a new global climate agreement." Peru, as the host of COP20, and France, as host ofCOP21, have launched a strong action agenda whichbrings both state and non-state actors to acceler-ate cooperative climate action."The Government of Canada is determined todeliver real results on climate change and theenvironment. We will work with our interna-tional partners on the adoption of an effectiveclimate change agreement and in the transfor-mation towards a low-carbon, climate resilientglobal economy." - Catherine McKenna, Minis-ter of Environment and Climate Change.

DESK REPORTONTARIO - In a Monday night meet-ing the Peel District School Boardlooked at the options of approvinguniforms in public schools withnearly 75 per cent of the parentsvoting in favour of the move as ittakes a big burden off their mindsof dressing up kids every morning.The idea was considered after theschool board started a pilot project

in May last year at the Central PeelSecondary School where studentswere mandated to wear uniforms.The results were amazing as it wasrepor ted the schoo l ' s a tmo-sphere changed for the betterwith fewer suspensions.The parents have been floating thisidea for quite some time and nowhave asked vehemently to the boardto ask schools to implement the

plan at the star t of the schoolyear in September next year.The survey conducted earlier bythe Peel District School Boardshowed that uniforms impactedthe students positively.Also, the pilot project received anoverwhelming response from par-ents with over 75% suppor tingit. It is expected that the movemight be expanded to the el-

ementary schools. However, theboard has given choice to indi-vidual schools in the region tolook at the opt ion. But whenasked from the students, a largenumber showed remorse to theidea of wearing the same dressevery s ingle day saying uni-forms will take away the free-dom of wearing the clothes oftheir choice.

WORLD'S MOST 'GOOD SAMARITANS' ARE IN INDIANEW DELHI, (IANS) India has more people who help strangers, donate money or volunteer their time for a good cause than any othercountry, a repor t prepared by an international non-profit organisation said on Tuesday. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) repor t foundthat more than 334 million Indians as Good Samaritans helped a stranger, while over 183 million donated money. Over 156 millionvolunteered time for others, it said.

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BJP MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha greets JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar for his victory in the recently concluded Bihar polls (IANS).

Climate change,terrorism to be discussed

in G-20 summit: ModiNEW DELHI, (IANS) India will takeup the issues of climate change andterrorism among others in the G-20summit to be held in Antalya in Tur-key on November 15-16, Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi said on Tues-day. In a series of Facebook posts,Modi, who will leave for Turkey onNovember 14 after the completion ofhis bilateral visit to Britain, wrote thatthe summit was being held "at a criti-cal juncture, just after the adoption ofSustainable Development Goalsagenda at the United Nations, and justbefore discussions on climatechange" at Conference of Parties(COP)-21 climate summit in Paris onNovember 30-December 1."During the Summit, we will reviewthe progress on decisions taken atthe (2014) Brisbane Summit and takeup issues of climate change, terror-ism, refugees, weak growth in glo-bal economy, strategies for growthand employment, investment strate-gies, trade, energy and financial sec-tor resilience," Modi said.As in 2014, India would focus on miti-gating the menace of black money,tax erosion and bringing greater trans-parency, he said."There will be several bilateral meet-ings too with world leaders on thesidelines of the Summit, which willhelp deepen our bilateral ties," theprime minister said.Addressing the media here on Fri-day, Arvind Panagariya, vice chair-man of the NITI Aayog and India'ssherpa at the G-20 summit, said thatTurkey, after assuming the G-20presidency from Australia in Decem-ber 2014, had taken growth as a

main theme during its tenure.He said that the G-20 countries hadagreed at the very beginning of theTurkish presidency had agreed thatthe leaders' communique to be sub-mitted after the Antalya summit wouldbe "short and focused".During Turkey's presidency, meet-ings of the energy and agricultureministers of the G-20 countries."The energy and agriculture minis-ters have never met before. Thiswas the first time," Panagariyasaid.Another commendable initiative un-der the Turkish presidency was theaddition of the Women-20 (W-20), hesaid.

58 per cent ofBihar MLAs havecriminal casesNEW DELHI, (IANS) As many as142 -- or 58 per cent -- of the newly-elected 243 Bihar legislators havecriminal cases registered againstthem, according to a watchdog.Of the total assembly memberswith criminal background, 98 (40per cent) have serious charges in-cluding murder, attempt to murder,kidnapping and crimes againstwomen, says the Bihar ElectionWatch and Association for Demo-cratic Reforms (ADR).Charges have been framed against70 members with criminal back-ground, it said. "Out of the 142 MLAswho have declared pending crimi-nal cases against them, 70 (49 percent) have declared that the chargesfor these cases have already beenframed by the cour t of law," thestudy said.Eleven legislators have cases re-lated to murder and attempt to mur-der. Of these, four are from theRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). In2010, of 228 legislators analysed,76 (33 per cent) had serious crimi-nal cases against them, it said.

'Forced removal ofAl-Assad to createpotentiallyunendurable chaos'MOSCOW, (IANS) Russia onTuesday asser ted that the poten-tial removal of Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad by force will cre-ate a new "black hole" in theMiddle East that may simply not besurvivable."If the next operation on the violentchange of power in the Middle East-ern country is carried out, it will bedisastrous not only for Syria, but willalso become the most dangerouselement in the destructive chain ofevents occurring in the region," PressTV cited Russia's Ria Novosti newsagency quoting foreign ministryspokesperson Maria Zakharova assaying. "The region may simply notendure one more black hole," shesaid. In the event of such politicaldevelopment, the region might notjust turn into a set of "lurid" states,but "explode" simultaneously as awhole, the official said.



ONTARIO - In the 21st century, energy has come to signifymultiple concepts - development, growth, sustainability, andcost efficiencies. A necessary ingredient in every humanendeavor, energy is necessary for development and growth,but as the 20th century showed us, unbridled use of energycan leave a trail of devastation for us and especially for ourfuture generations. So, energy has come to signifyconservation, sustainability and cost efficiencies.In an effor t to create awareness about the need for energyconservation, the Energy Committee of the Indo-CanadaChamber of Commerce (ICCC) organized a workshop onEnergy Conservation - Conventional & Renewable. SurinderSharma and Nani Pradeepan, both energy sector veterans, andmembers of ICCC's Energy Committee were the keypresenters at the workshop.Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay Makkar, President, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) emphasized upon thesingle-minded focus of the Chamber's new leadership inorganizing programs that are relevant to the members. Helauded the role of Pappur Shankar, ICCC's director of energyand mining in taking the initiative to organize a program on asubject of such topicality. Makkar said that the creation of thenew ministry of Climate Change and Environment by theTrudeau government indicates that is focused on an issue thathas acquired major dimensions that need urgent resolution.Pappur Shankar, in his welcome remarks, said that thecommittee will continue to focus on both commercial andsocial aspects of the subject of energy and conservation. Hesaid the committee will also be organizing an event focusedon the mining sector.In his presentation, Surinder Sharma provided insights intoincreasing carbon emissions and its impact on climatechange. The role of business in 'sustainability' and how touse Energy Audits and Technology Measures to improve thebusiness bottom-line by saving energy and bringing a 'Cultureof Conservation'. He also gave a broad outline of theIncentive Programs offered by Hydro Companies to makeprojects viable.Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Power Saving Systems Inc.- a leading service provider and Energy Consultants for thesaveONenergy programs offered by Enersource HydroMississauga, Toronto Hydro and PowerStream that assists theIndustry and Small Businesses to conserve energy. He haspresented several workshops in this field, conducted energyaudits and operates the Small Business Lighting Program ofToronto and Mississauga.Nani Pradeepan followed Sharma. He provided insights intoharnessing solar power is impor tant for our energy future -providing energy diversity, reducing our dependence on fossilfuels and decreasing carbon emissions. Government ofOntario's Feed in Tariff programs pay premium for proper tyowners and businesses for the solar electricity they generate.This makes solar energy not only a way to generate cleanelectricity but also but also financially rewarding.Pradeepan is the Managing Director of New Dawn EnergySolutions - an energy technology company based in Markham,Ontario that provides turnkey solar and energy savingsolutions in Ontario and abroad. Nani is a professionalengineer in the province of Ontario. He possesses bachelorsand master's degrees in electrical engineering. Hisspecializations are in solar, small wind power systems,energy optimization and project management.

(L TO R) PAPPUR SHANKAR, NANI PRADEEPAN, S K SHARMA, SANJAY MAKKAR, PRABHAKAR RAYAAPA & DHARMA P JAIN.

Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerceorganized Conserve Energy workshop

PARTICIPANTS AT THE WORKSHOP.

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Canadian leader hails Sikhs living in British ColumbiaTORONTO, (IANS) Leaders of New Democratic Par ty (NDP) in British Columbia praised the Sikh community living in the Canadianprovince as the par ty celebrated in advance the birth anniversary of first Sikh master, Guru Nanak Dev, a media report said. NDP leader JohnHorgan, who is also legislator for the Juan de Fuca constituency in British Columbia, extended wishes to the Sikh community on Friday, Linknewspaper reported on Saturday."As Sikhs across Canada and around the world celebrate the bir th anniversary of the founder of their faith, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, we are proud tosee British Columbia as home to one of the world's major religions, with a thriving, vibrant Sikh community," Horgan was quoted as saying."Guru Nanak challenged inequality and was ahead of his time in declaring all of humanity as being equal, a lesson we should still heed today,"he added.Meanwhile, another NDP legislator, Bruce Ralston, present at the celebrations, said: "The values of Sikhism, including compassion, justice andrespect are also Canadian values." As per the Sikh calendar, Guru Nanak Dev's birthday will be celebrated on November 25.

Peel board sending guide on new sex-ed curriculumDESK REPORTMISSISSAUGA- Peel School Board is sending a detailed guide to parents on Ontario's new proposed sex-ed curriculum to answer manyquestions and dispel 'misconceptions' about the curriculum. The new curriculum will be taught after the March break in Peelschools. The guide is named as 'Working together to keep our students safe and health', and would be sent with repor t cards.High School students will get the guide next week and elementary students will get it sometime af terNov.9. The board is alsolaunching a social media campaign to educate the parents about the content of the curriculum. The guide is provided in 11languages. According to the board officials, parents will have the option to withdraw their kids from the lessons on sex-ed andexemption requests can be submitted to the board as of January 2016.

SMARTSAVER TO FREE YOUR MIND FROM YOURCHILD'S HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES

DESK REPORTONTARIO - Smar tSAVER, a non-profit program of the Omega Foun-dation has announced the launch of a national contest from No-vember 1 to December 31 in order to promote awareness about"free money" provided by the Government of Canada for a childeducation.This is an exciting oppor tunity in our community where familiescan be helped to save for their children's post-secondary educationby increasing awareness of the Canada Learning Bond, which is acontribution of up to $2,000 by the Government of Canada into aRegistered Education Savings Plan (RESP). Any child born in 2004or later and whose family receives the National Child Benefit Supple-ment (has a net family income of $ $44,701 or less) is eligible toreceive the Canada Learning Bond."The Canada Learning Bond is a unique oppor tunity for families tostar t saving for their child's post-secondary education - even withzero contribution to their RESP," states May Wong, Executive Direc-tor of Smar tSAVER. "Unfor tunately, over 1.5 million kids who areeligible to receive up to $2,000 don't have it because their familiesdon't know about it or don't know how to get it."

"I knew you could open a RESP, but wasn't sure how to go about it,"says Meaghan. "We spoke to a representative from Smar tSAVERwho explained that we could register online and receive $500 fromthe Government of Canada for each child with zero down and zerocost to us."In order to make it more rewarding and exciting, Smar tSAVER onlinecontest will provide families a chance to win extra $1,000. All theyneed to do is to use Smar tSAVER's multilingual online applicationto open a no-cost RESP with the par ticipating bank or credit unionof their choice, and apply for their child's free Canada LearningBond. Applicants will be automatically entered to win one of nine$1,000 weekly cash prizes for the duration of the contest, Novem-ber 1st through December 31st.Smar tSAVER's financial institution partners includes BMO Bank ofMontreal, Meridian Credit Union, RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank, TDBank Group and Vancity credit union.Over 700,000 kids across Canada are already getting free moneythrough the Canada Learning Bond. Don't miss out, get your child'sBond today! For full contest rules and to apply for the Canada Learn-ing Bond visit Smar tSAVER.org

CHANGE OF NAMEThis is a notification to all concerned that the namesof following persons have been changed: RushiParikh has changed name to Hrushi Parekh. MaheshParikh changed name to Jiten Parekh. Neela Parikhchanged name to Yesha Parekh.

BY ARUN KUMARWASHINGTON, (IANS) American India Foundation (AIF) hasraised $200,000 for its Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative(MANSI), designed to reduce maternal and child mor tality inrural, impoverished areas of India.Founded in 2001 at the initiative of then US President Bill Clinton,the community organisation engaged in catalysing social andeconomic change in India, raised the amount at its annual Wash-ington DC gala Friday. The gala featured Mamta Mahato, a 26-year old health worker from Jharkhand, India. She shared thatskills training from AIF's MANSI programme has enabled her tosafely deliver over 90 healthy newborns in her village.Over 250 influential guests from US and Indian governments,corporate and entrepreneur leadership, media, and philan-thropy of the greater Washington DC area attended the power-packed evening at the historic Congressional Country Club inBethesda, Maryland. Javed Akhtar, noted film writer, lyricist,and poet, was honoured at the event addressed by IndianAmbassador to the US Arun Kumar Singh."The American India Foundation is steering relations betweenthe world's largest democracy and the world's most power fuldemocracy," he said thanking AIF for the great work it hasdone towards suppor ting impor tant social causes in India.Singh addressed the current development challenges in Indiaand the solutions being implemented across the country, includ-ing initiatives to revitalise the economy through entrepreneur-ship and star t-ups. He highlighted the crucial contribution ofAIF's initiatives in female literacy and empowerment to thisnational economic effor t."The effor t of the government has to be supplemented bywhat civil society and people like you are able to do," hesaid. Praising the involvement and contribution of the Ameri-can Indian community in strengthening vil lages and smalltowns in India, Akhtar said, "What is wonder ful about you isthat you have not forgotten your connect to India." TeresaCarlson, Vice President of the Global Public Sector at Ama-zon. Teresa Carlson emphasized the entrepreneurial poten-tial of India.Venkatesh Raghavendra, AIF Senior Director thanked theyoung leaders of the greater Washington DC area for havingtaken ownership of the AIF's cause. The gala also recognizedthe leadership of Neera Tanden, President of The Centre for Ameri-can Progress, Kumar Barve, member of the Maryland House ofDelegates and Aziz Haniffa, managing editor at India Abroad.

ONTARIO - Ontario's provincial high school graduation rate hasincreased again, with more students gaining the skills andknowledge they need to thrive and prosper.The rate of students graduating within five years of star tinghigh school was 84 per cent in 2014, which is 16 percentagepoints higher than the 2004 rate of 68 per cent. The percentage ofstudents graduating in four years is 76 per cent, an increase of 20percentage points since 2004, when it was only 56 per cent.Since 2004, approximately 163,000 more students havegraduated than would have if the graduation rate had remainedat the 2004 level.For the first time, the government is also publishing schoolboard level graduation rates from across the province. Ensur-ing parents, students, teachers and boards have access toconsistent data will help inform effor ts to improve students'

success.Suppor ting students in achieving excellence is a key goal ofOntario's renewed vision for education. Innovative approacheslike cooperative education and specialized skills training, aswell as stronger par tnerships among teachers, principals,parents and communities, are helping to develop graduates whoare personally successful, economically productive andactively engaged citizens.Helping more students succeed is par t of the government'seconomic plan for Ontario. The four-par t plan is building Ontarioup by investing in people's talents and skills, building newpublic infrastructure like roads and transit, creating a dynamic,suppor tive environment where business thrives and building asecure savings plan so everyone can afford to retire.Source: lizsandals.onmpp.ca

American India Foundationraises $200,000 for India

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Ontario Investing $498 In Newand Renovated SchoolsOntario - Ontario is investing $498 million in new and reno-vated schools as well as new child care spaces to providestudents with better places to learn while also giving familiesmore options for quality licensed child care that is close tohome.Over the next few months, work will begin on:" 30 new schools" 26 major additions and renovations" 122 safe, high-quality licensed child care rooms, re-sulting in 2,135 new licensed spaces for infants, toddlers andpre-schoolers.Ontario is providing school boards across the province withmore than $11 billion over 10 years to help build new schoolsin areas of high growth, improve the condition of existingschools and invest in projects to reduce surplus space throughschool consolidations.The province is also creating more licensed child care spacesin local schools to give children the oppor tunity to transitionfrom child care into full-day kindergar ten at the same location,making for an easier adjustment. The new spaces are beingbuilt in areas where there is significant demand, enhancingaccess to quality child care options for families across theprovince.Giving students the best possible learning environment is par tof the government's plan for Ontario. The four-par t plan is build-ing Ontario up by investing in people's talents and skills, mak-ing the largest investment in public infrastructure in Ontario'shistory, creating a dynamic, innovative environment wherebusiness thrives, and building a secure savings plan.Quick Facts" Since 2003, the province has invested about $13.4billion in school infrastructure, including nearly 755 new schoolsand more than 720 additions and renovations." Since 2003, the number of licensed child care spaces inOntario has grown to nearly 351,000 - an increase of 87 per cent." In April 2015, the province announced $120 million overthree years in new funding dedicated to building safe, high-quality,licensed child care spaces in schools across the province." The province has already allocated more than $80 million ofthis funding resulting in 2,901 new licensed child care spaces comingto communities across Ontario." Offering more licensed child care spaces in schools alignswith the government's commitment to support community hubs inoffering client-focused, co-ordinated services such as child care, edu-cation, health care and social services. Ontario will continue to workwith partners to explore oppor tunities for the use of schools ascommunity hubs to best meet the needs of students and com-munities.

ONTARIO PUBLISHING BOARD-BY-BOARDRATES TO HELP MORE STUDENTS SUCCEED

More Ontario Students Graduating High School Than Ever Before


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NEW DELHI, (IANS) The Bihar poll mandate is an endorsement of thestate's incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's per formance, evenas it marks RJD chief Lalu Prasad's return to the political mainstream.RJD has surged past alliance par tner JD-U in terms of vote share, butobservers point out that Lalu may have reaped the benefits of being apar t of the combine led by Nitish."Politics of caste has been superceded by politics of hope and deliv-ery. Hope and delivery was very high with Nitish Kumar as a chiefminister. Since 2007, all chief ministers who were seen as perform-ing were voted back," BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal conceded whilespeaking to IANS.The Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance comprising Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress won 178 seats inthe 243-member house even as National Democratic All iance(Bharatiya Janata Par ty, Lok Janshakti Par ty, Rashtriya Lok SamtaPar ty and Hindustani Awam Morcha) won just 58 seats.Even as Nitish Kumar took a backseat at the press conference inPatna, letting "bade bhaiyya" Lalu Prasad hold for th, political observ-ers reminded that voters have cast their mandate in favour of theMahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), so RJD winning more seats wasnot the only decisive factor.The BJP that star ted on a developmental agenda faltered and gotcaught up in the semantics of state's complicated caste and religiousequations.The BJP's chief campaigners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and par tychief Amit Shah failed to work their magic on the voters of the easternstate despite speeches high on firepower, polarising statements andthe promise of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore economic package. BJP leadersadmitted that this strategy did not work as it did not have a strongcandidate to counter Nitish Kumar's record of performance.

The Lalu Prasad-Nitish Kumar combine stole the show with cannypolitical strategy, keeping their differences aside to ensure that theModi-Amit Shah-led BJP did not "split the secular vote". Both con-tested from 101 seats each, dividing even the daily campaign workevenly."Both Nitish and Lalu addressed 9 to ten political meetings every dayand at the end of the meeting they would announce the other's sched-ule and the next meeting in the neighbourhood. They managed tocover quite a lot of ground like that," said a political observer associ-ated with the JD-U.Sociologist Shiv Visvanathan felt the BJP faltered by talking casteand religious semantics instead of sticking to its original poll plank ofdevelopment."In the first round, BJP ran away with it, did very well. But then RSSchief Mohan Bhagwat made his remarks on reservation. After thatthere was a sense of decline. The standard of discourse also declinedoverall from all sides," he said.Visvanathan also told IANS said that winning 27 seats was an "earlyChristmas gift for the Congress". "It is boom time for Congress. Beinga non-entity in Bihar to 27 seats is definitely an improvement. This isdefinitely an achievement for Rahul Gandhi (Congress vice-presi-dent)," he said.However, the BJP said the votes were not necessarily for Congress."When it is a combine, people vote for that. How do you explain apar ty like Congress that has no presence in Bihar getting 27 seats?"Mittal said.The Congress countered the slight by reminding that it had a lot to dowith nudging Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar to form and stick with thealliance. "Rahul ji in a sense is the architect of this gathbandhan(alliance). Nitish ji is its face, Lalu gave it strength and Rahul ji helpedcement this impor tant alliance together by his clarity of thought on its

leadership and path forward."The alliance was together based on its commonality of opposition toRSS and BJP's politics and belief in a new brand of politics vis-à-visthe Modi brand of politics," Congress chief spokesperson RandeepSurjewala told IANS. "Modi staked his political leadership and theperformance of this government on this election. It is a decisive re-jection of both," he added. Nitish Kumar managed to garner supportfrom several other state chief ministers like Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal ofAam Aadmi Par ty and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeewho made an appeal for votes on his behalf.Lalu Prasad, who was literally relegated to the sidelines after hisarrest in connection with the fodder scam in 1997, managed to rulede-facto after installing his wife, Rabri Devi, as the chief minister, buthad to face electoral decimation in 2005 at the hands of Nitish Kumarwho went on to also win the 2010 polls in alliance with BJP in thestate. The JD-U-BJP combine ruled together till 2013 before par tingways.In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Lalu Prasad's par ty could muster onlyfour seats, while Nitish Kumar fared worse with two seats. For thefirst time, the BJP seemed like a credible threat in the state aftersweeping the polls with its allies and winning on 31 seats.However, with this victory, Prasad is set to make a comeback in Biharpolitics that many say could lead to bigger things - even an eventualshift back to central politics. "Lalu to a cer tain extent is an interestingpersonality. People look at him with nostalgia. He does not have athreatening personality and is seen as someone who takes care of theinterest of his electorate," said Visvanathan. However, his resoundingsuccess set detractors claiming this will be the return of the "jungleraj" unless the RJD legislators are "tamed", even as analysts admit-ted he will now have much greater say within the par ty and willdecide on the appointment of a deputy chief minister.

BY RAJNISH SINGHNEW DELHI, (IANS) A special CBI team interrogating long-abscond-ing underworld don Chhota Rajan will visit Karnataka in a couple ofdays to enquire from the regional passpor t officials who had issuedhim a passpor t in 2003 on a fake name and address.The passpor t was made using the Tatkal (urgent) service with itsvalidity date till 2008, sources said. "But Rajan managed to renew iton July 8, 2008 with its validity till July 7, 2018."The probe agency has booked Rajan in a case under the Passpor t Act,1967, and separate sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.Apar t from that, a case of criminal conspiracy, cheating, cheating byimpersonation, forgery of documents under relevant sections of theIndian Penal Code has also been added in the same First InformationRepor t (FIR).The case per taining to this fake passpor t is the only matter for prob-ing which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got 10 dayscustody of the mafia don.Maharashtra Police is yet to transfer any criminal cases registeredagainst Rajan to the CBI.Rajan is wanted for over 85 crimes, ranging from murder to extor tion,smuggling and drug trafficking. Apar t from Maharashtra, he has casesagainst him in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and with the CBI.Rajan stayed in Australia on the same passpor t for 12 years, betweenSeptember 22, 2003 and October 24, 2015.Sources said Rajan got an Indian passpor t (No.G9273860) made onthe fake name of Mohan Kumar, resident of 107/B, Old M.C. Road,Azad Nagar, Mandya in Karnataka."The passpor t was made from Harare in Zimbabwe on September 22,2003," sources said.Official sources said some government officials working in theKarnataka regional passport office would soon get into trouble as theCBI officials are now planning to visit there to get details of the pass-por t that Rajan managed to prepare after their confirmation of his fakeidentity and address."Either the government officials at the Karnataka regional passpor toffice helped Rajan in providing him the passport on his fake nameand address in Karnataka or he took advantage of the loopholes intheir verification process while issuing passpor t."Sources said the address mentioned in Rajan's passpor t was notwrong. "The address exists but who resides at the address is a matterof investigation."Officials privy to Rajan's interrogation told IANS that he landed inAustralia using the same passpor t, which was valid till July 7, 2018,and a tourist visa.Rajan, who fled from India in 1988 for Dubai, prepared the passpor ton the name of Mohan Kumar when he became afraid of being killedor arrested after the men of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim,

his close friend before the 1993 Mumbai blasts conspiracy, attackedhim in 2000 at a hotel.Rajan managed a dramatic escape by jumping from the first floor ofthe hotel.Rajan used the same passpor t to find his new hideout in Bali in Indo-nesia after his residency permit was to be ended on October 31, 2015.But his luck ran out and he was held at Bali airpor t on October 25 justafter landing from an Australian flight, said sources.Rajan landed in the immigration net in Bali when he accidentallyrevealed his real name, claimed CBI officials.Although the forged documents had his name as Mohan Kumar, heinstinctively said Rajendra Nikhalje when he was asked his name,the officials claimed.



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First Stop on China Mission Leads to MoreThan $1.2 Billion in New Agreements

PREMIER KATHLEEN WYNNE WITH THE JIANGSU VICE GOVERNOR XU JINRONG, CANADIAN CONSUL GENERAL TO SHANGHAI,WELDON EPP, MINISTER BRAD DUGUID AND MINISTER MICHAEL CHAN IN NANJING, CHINA (PREMIERPHOTOS).

ONTARIO - Menergy Corporation, based in Markham, Ontario, signedfour agreements with Chinese companies valued at an estimated $1.1billion and that will create 80 new jobs in Ontario. The new contractsinclude commitments to:" Develop a large data platform with the Jiangsu Branch ofChina Telecom valued at $10 million" Build a $300-million regional centralized energy station inChina with China Energy Conservation & Environmental ProtectionGroup" Design and install a $200-million geothermal project in Chinawith Gome Group" Work together with Shenzhen Das Intellitech to invest $600million in a regional energy station project in China.Kingwave Global Inc., in par tnership with Jiangsu Yueda Group Co.Ltd., will expor t Ontario agricultural and health-related products toChina through an agreement valued at $20 million.Ionada Inc. and Jiangsu Yadong International Investment Co. Ltd.,announced a $10-million joint venture to manufacture and marketmarine exhaust gas cleaning systems in China and internationally.The project will create up to 20 high-tech research jobs in Ontario.Seneca College signed exchange agreements with Jinling Institute ofTechnology, Suzhou Industrial Park's Institute of Vocational Technol-ogy and the Suzhou Erjia Early Childhood Education Program. Theseagreements will help to create educational and career oppor tunitiesfor students, and will open doors for new collaborative researchprojects and professional exchange.The Premier also joined the Jiangsu-Ontario University Presidents'Alliance in announcing multiple new MOUs that will help Ontario andJiangsu postsecondary institutions work together.While in Nanjing, Premier Wynne and the Ontario science and tech-nology delegation par ticipated in the 4th Global R&D Summit to show-case Ontario's strong culture of innovation and discuss how the re-gions can collaborate on future science and technology projects.Attracting new investments and helping the province's businessescompete globally is par t of the government's plan to build Ontario upby investing in people's talents and skills, making the largest invest-

ment in public infrastructure in Ontario's history, creating a dynamic,innovative environment where business thrives, and building a se-cure retirement savings plan.My second mission to China is already yielding impressive resultsfor the people and businesses of Ontario. Today's estimated $1.2 bil-lion in agreements will generate jobs and investments in our prov-ince, and the new MOUs in postsecondary education between Ontarioand Jiangsu will help our educational institutions share informationand work together on new discoveries.Kathleen Wynne, Premier of OntarioThis strong star t to the China mission is testament to the strength anddiversity of Ontario's economy. We have a broad range of companiesthat are both exper ts in their field and adept at building internationalpar tnerships. Our government will continue creating the right condi-tions for these companies to succeed at home while working to opendoors internationally.Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment andInfrastructureThe strength of Ontario's trading relationship with Jiangsu is the re-sult of 30 years of par tnership. The renewal of the Ontario-JiangsuFriendship Accord represents a significant oppor tunity to strengthengovernment-to-government connections and reinforce trade develop-ment and investment oppor tunities that will benefit our province foryears to come.Michael Chan, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International TradeQuick Facts" Delegates travelling with the Ontario mission signed 22agreements today, which are expected to generate more than $1.2billion in investments and over 350 jobs for Ontario." While in Jiangsu, Premier Wynne joined the Honourable LuoZhijin, Par ty Secretary of Jiangsu, in celebrating the 30th anniversaryof the Ontario-Jiangsu Friendship Accord. Collaboration under theagreement has helped the two regions attract new investments, en-courage tourism, strengthen science and technology collaboration,work together on joint projects and provide businesses with moreoppor tunities to compete internationally.

Ontario Invests $100 Million to Help Vulnerable OntariansONTARIO - Ontario has increased financial suppor t for people receiving social assistance.This fall, the social assistance rate increases announced in the 2015 Budget came into effect, including:" $25 more per month for single adults receiving Ontario Works who don't have children, for a total monthly increase of $75 since 2013" One per cent more for families receiving Ontario Works" One per cent more for people with disabilities who access the Ontario Disability Support Program" One per cent more for various other rates, including the Remote Communities Allowance and Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities.Since 2003, Ontario has increased social assistance rates by 18.3 per cent for families who access Ontario Works, by 29 per cent for singles withoutchildren who access Ontario Works and by 18.3 per cent for people with disabilities who receive Ontario Disability Support Program payments.Providing vulnerable Ontarians with the support they need to realize their potential is part of the government's economic plan for Ontario. The four-partplan is building Ontario up by investing in people's talents and skills, making the largest investment in public infrastructure in Ontario's history, creatinga dynamic, supportive environment where business thrives and building a secure savings plan. "Our social assistance programs help Ontarians in need recover from hardship and find work in their communities. Increasing social assistance ratesis an important part of maintaining an effective social safety net as we move towards reforming social assistance, guided by the principles ofadequacy, simplicity and fairness." - Dr Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services"Increasing financial supports for our most vulnerable Ontarians is a step in the right direction to building more fair and equitable communities. I amproud to be part of a government that is supporting and investing in people so all Ottawa residents can reach their full potential." - Yasir Naqvi, MPP,Ottawa CentreQUICK FACTS" Ontario Disability Support Program clients saw their rate increase reflected in their October cheques, which were issued at the end of the month, whileOntario Works clients saw their increases in their November cheques, which were issued at the beginning of the month. " In July 2015, the Ontario Child Benefit increased and was indexed to inflation for the first time.Source: yasirnaqvi.onmpp.ca

HORWATH BLASTS LIBERALSFOR OPENING DOOR TO MOREASSET SALESONTARIO - As shares in Hydro One were sold on the TSX re-cently, Ontario's Liberal government has opened the door toselling off even more of Ontario's revenue-generating assets.Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called on the governmentto rule out the sale of any more revenue-generating assets."The Liberals have opened the door to selling more than justHydro One," said Horwath. "Today, instead of closing the door,the Liberals opened that door even wider. The Premier doesn'thave a mandate to sell Hydro One, and she doesn't have amandate to sell any other assets. She needs to stop any fur-ther sell-off of Hydro One, and commit that she won't sell anyother revenue-generating assets."Last week Deputy Premier Deb Matthews talked about thesale of Hydro One and said "but it's not the only thing that weare doing… we are looking at other assets." Asked repeatedlyby Horwath to rule out fur ther asset sales, both Deputy Pre-mier Deb Matthews and Finance Minister Charles Sousa re-fused to close the door on selling more revenue-generatingassets."The Premier didn't run on selling Hydro One, but yesterday itwent on the TSX. In the last election she told Ontarians shewanted to 'optimize' assets, and is shocked that people didn'tautomatically assume that meant a sell-off," continued Horwath."Selling 15% of Hydro One is bad for Ontario. Selling 60% willbe a disaster. I'm calling on Kathleen Wynne to send a mes-sage that she won't sell off any more of Hydro One, and becrystal clear about whether she's planning to sell more rev-enue-generating assets in the future."

NEW INTERIM LEADER OFCONSERVATIVE PARTYTORONTO - Rona Ambrosehas been chosen to be the In-terim Leader of the Conser-vat ive Par ty of Canada.Ambrose, 46, was f i rstelected to the House of Com-mons in 2004 and has servedat various cabinet positionsunder Harper. After assumingcharge she said: "I'm excitedthat we are going to be mov-ing forward with a strong op-position with confidence and optimism," she said, flanked by fel-low Conservative caucus members chanting her name in support. Iam extremely proud to be the new leader of the Opposition."

OVER 18 MILLION PEOPLEEMPLOYED IN CANADA FORTHE FIRST TIMEOTTAWA - After four months of little change, employment increasedby 44,000 (+0.2%) in October, bringing the number of people em-ployed in Canada to over 18 million for the first time. The unemploy-ment rate declined by 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%. Compared with12 months earlier, employment was up 143,000 (+0.8%), with all ofthe gains in full-time work. During the same period, the total numberof hours worked grew by 0.7%. In October, employment increased forwomen aged 55 and older and fell among women aged 25 to 54. Therewas little change for the other demographic groups. Ontario, BritishColumbia, New Brunswick and Manitoba saw gains in employment,while Alberta recorded a decline. There was little or no change in theother provinces. In October, more people were employed in publicadministration, wholesale and retail trade, as well as accommoda-tion and food services. On the other hand, employment decreased inthe 'other services' industry, natural resources and utilities.Both theprivate and public sectors saw an increase in the number of employ-ees in October, while the number of self-employed workers decreased.In October, employment increased for women aged 55 and older andtheir unemployment rate fell from 5.4% to 5.0%. Compared with 12months earlier, employment for this group was up 92,000 (+5.8%),partly the result of growth in their population. Among men aged 55 andolder, employment was little changed in October, but the unemploy-ment rate dropped 0.7 percentage points to 5.7% as fewer of themlooked for work. Employment for women aged 25 to 54 fell by 30,000in October and their unemployment rate rose from 5.5% to 5.7%. On ayear-over-year basis, employment for this group was little changed.For men aged 25 to 54, employment was little changed in October butwas up 29,000 on a year-over-year basis. Compared with October2014, their unemployment rate rose from 5.8% to 6.4%, the result of anincrease in the number of people searching for work. Employmentamong youths aged 15 to 24 was little changed and their unemploy-ment rate was 13.3%. In the 12 months to October, youth employmentwas down 45,000 (-1.8%). Over the same period, the population of thisgroup declined by 41,000 (-0.9%).In Ontario, employment increased by 29,000 in October and the un-employment rate was 6.8%. On a year-over-year basis, employmentin the province was little changed as gains in full-time work wereoffset by declines in part time. Employment in British Columbia rosefor the second consecutive month, up 23,000 in October.

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ONATRIO PREMIER KATHLEEN WYNNE AT THE OPS UNITED WAY RUN-WALK EVENT. SHE RAN THE5KM LOOP AROUND QUEEN’S PARK (PREMIERPHOTOS).



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BIHAR VERDICT BRINGSCHEER TO CONGRESS

RJD LEADER LALU PRASAD YADAV AND JD(U) LEADER NITISH KUMAR ADDRESS A PRESS CONFERENCE IN PATNA (IANS).

BY PRASHANT SOODNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Bihar assembly results on Sunday brought cheerto the Congress with a nearly seven-fold jump in the party's tally in acrucial state of the Hindi heartland and BJP, its main rival in nationalpolitics, losing a key election. The results came as a vindication of theparty leadership's decision to forge an alliance with the Janata Dal-Unitedand Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar to contain the Bharatiya Janata Party,led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.It also seemed to indicate that the par ty may go for alliances in thecrucial state of Uttar Pradesh, where it is considered weak. The successof the strategy espoused in Bihar is likely to revive voices in the party forthe elevation of Rahul Gandhi, who had taken an early initiative to forgealliances by meeting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of the JD-U in June.The results are encouraging for the Congress which is bracing for as-sembly polls in party-ruled Assam and Kerala next year. Tamil Nadu andWest Bengal will also face elections next year while Punjab and UttarPradesh will go for polls in 2017.The Congress, which has been reduced to being a marginal player inBihar which it ruled on its own about three decades back, contested 41seats of which it won 27 -- nearly seven times more than the four seats ithad won in the 2010 polls when the party had contested all 243 assembly

seats. With wins from two-thirds of seats it contested, the Bihar outcomeis the best news for the Congress in terms of electoral success since itsdebacle in the Lok Sabha polls last year. However, in terms of seats won,it is still placed fourth.The party had strong candidates on some seats and also owed its perfor-mance to transfer of votes from supporters of JD-U and RJD. It does notappear to still have forged a loyal support base of its own with uppercastes having switched loyalty to the BJP and the Dalits and backwardclasses divided among various parties.The Congress has finished third or fourth in assembly polls in Haryana,Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand held after the LokSabha polls last year where it put up its most dismal performance --winning only 44 seats. The party faces a growing challenge from the BJPin Assam while the Left Democratic Front appears to be on the upswingin Kerala.Gandhi, whose June meeting with Nitish Kumar clearly signalled that theCongress intended to fight in an all iance and conveyed to LaluPrasad's RJD that, if push comes to shove, Congress will allywith JD-U, on Sunday interacted with media persons with a smileon his face. He said the results were "a victory against the ideol-ogy of RSS, the BJP and Narendra Modi".

NITISH KUMAR'S WINA LESSON FOR MODI:

P. CHIDAMBARAMNEW DELHI, (IANS) Congress leader

and former f inance minister P.Chidambaram on Sunday said BiharChief Minister Nitish Kumar's win inthe assembly elections was a les-son for Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and he still has time to correcthis course. "Ni t ish

Kumar's return is alesson for Mr.

Modi. But there isstill time for him to

correct his course,"Chidambaram told

CNN-IBN. He also saidthe other political par-

ties have now understood that "with Bharatiya Janata Par ty'sstyle of politics, it can be easily defeated by fair and free elec-tions. Despite the immense resources of BJP, Nitish Kumar de-feated them," he added.Modi paid for insulting Bihar: Lalu's daughterPATNA, (IANS) The Bihar assembly polls result is a reflection ofinsult to Bihar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RJD chief LaluPrasad's daughter Misa Bhar ti said on Sunday. Bhar ti, who wasone of the star campaigners, said she was happy for the victoryof the Grand Alliance of the Janata Dal-United. Rashtriya JanataDal and the Congress. "Modi got a result of his insult to Bihar.People of Bihar were hur t by Modi's insult to them," Bhar ti said.She said: "The grand alliance's victory will be celebrated by thepeople across Bihar as a Diwali." She said people have rejectedModi's intolerance and voted for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar'sdevelopment and Lalu Prasad's social justice. The polls to the243-member Bihar assembly took place in five phases betweenOctober 12 and November 5.Negative statements by BJP leaders worked against NDA:Sharad YadavNegative statements from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Par tyand the RSS during the Bihar assembly election campaign wentagainst the NDA, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav saidhere on Sunday. "(RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat's remark on (do-ing away with) reservation also went against them. It became abig factor," he told CNN-IBN TV. Yadav said it was a defeat forPrime Minister Narendra Modi, his government and leaders likeBJP chief Amit Shah who were fully involved in the electioneer-ing. "It's a win for the Grand Alliance and Nitish Kumar's devel-opmental work...," he added.Bihar result defeat of intolerance: MamataWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday saidthe BJP combine's defeat in the Bihar assembly elections was a"defeat of intolerance. Congratulations Nitish Kumarji, Laluji andyour full team, and all my Bihar brothers and sisters," theTrinamool Congress tweeted. This, she said, was a "victory oftolerance, defeat of intolerance". Added her par ty colleague DerekO'Brien: "BJP loses. India saved."Modi must take blame for Bihar defeat: Shiv SenaThe Shiv Sena said on Sunday that Prime Minister NarendraModi must take responsibility for the BJP combine's defeat inthe Bihar assembly election. After saying that Bihar Chief Min-ister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar had emerged as "a politicalhero" after leading his alliance to a victory, he said it was timefor Modi to accept responsibility. "This is a big win for NitishKumar. He has emerged as a political hero," Sena's Sanjay Rauttold the media. "When Congress loses, then it's (president) Sonia's(Gandhi) responsibility. Similarly, BJP must accept that Biharresults is Modi's responsibility," Raut said. He added: "We con-gratulate Nitish Kumar. This result will be a turning point in thecountry's political future." The Sena is the junior par tner in theBJP-led government in Maharashtra.

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

LALU-NITISH MAUL BJPPATNA, (IANS) In a verdict that is bound to have a national impact, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad on Sundaytrounced the BJP to win the bitterly fought Bihar assembly polls and deliver a major blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who led hispar ty’s challenge.In contrast to what most exit polls had said, the Grand Alliance of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and theCongress was poised to sweep a whopping 178 of the 243 seats, leaving the BJP -- which wanted to oust Nitish Kumar -- and its allieswith just 59 seats.By late evening, the RJD and JD-U had won 51 seats each and were leading in 29 and 20 respectively. The Congress had won 20 seatsand was ahead in seven. The BJP was the winner in 35 constituencies and was leading in 18.The much-maligned Lalu Prasad’s RJD is tipped to end up as the single biggest par ty with 80 seats followed closely by Nitish Kumar’sJD-U with 71 seats. The Congress would get 27 seats.The Bharatiya Janata Par ty’s three allies -- the Lok Janshakti Par ty (LJP), the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and the Rashtriya LokSamata Par ty (RLSP) -- could together bag only six seats. "This is a very big victory. We accept it with humility," Nitish Kumar said in hisfirst comments. "From the national perspective, the result is significant."


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CONGRESS VICE PRESIDENT RAHUL GANDHI ADDRESSES PRESS AFTER BIHAR POLL RESULTS IN NEW DELHI (IANS).

Lalu calls Modi RSS pracharakPATNA, (IANS) RJD leader Lalu Prasad on Sunday describedPrime Minister Narendra Modi as a "RSS pracharak" and vowed tolaunch a campaign against the BJP nationwide. "He is a clear cut RSSpracharak," Lalu Prasad told a press conference he addressed in thecompany of incumbent Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar.The Bharatiya Janata Party, he said, was a "mukhota" (mask) of theRSS, the party's ideological parent. The RJD leader said Modi tookadvantage of the divisions in the opposition ranks in 2014 to lead theBJP to a victory in the Lok Sabha election. "Modi forgot that Bihar is notHaryana or Maharashtra," where the BJP won state elections after theLok Sabha triumph, he said. Lalu Prasad said he would tour the coun-try to launch an agitation against fundamentalism. "We will launch amajor agitation. I will first go to Varanasi to see if Modi has fulfilled thepromises made during the Lok Sabha election," he said, referring toModi's parliamentary constituency. "The winds of change from Biharwill blow all over the country," he said.

Bihar outcome a referendumon Modi: KejriwalNEW DELHI, (IANS) The BJP-led coalition's defeat in Bihar wasa referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's working style,Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said."The results are a referendum on the work and working style ofModi," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader told the media here. Healso said that the sweeping win by the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U)and its allies RJD and Congress had shattered the "arrogance" and"self pride" of Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. "The Bihar resultshave proved that people do not approve of the politics of hatred."An atmosphere of intolerance had enveloped the entire country. I amhopeful that all this will stop and the politics of affection will start."After congratulating his Bihar counterpart and JD-U leader Nitish Kumaron the "historic victory", Kejriwal referred to the rising prices of fooditems. "The people of this country want that Modi should stop touringforeign countries and work in India."Kejriwal, who has been having a running feud with the central govern-ment, had come out in support of Nitish Kumar ahead of and during thestaggered Bihar election that ended on November 5. Kejriwal, whoseAAP routed the BJP in Delhi assembly elections in February, hopedthe Bihar outcome would bring an end to the "illegal" and "unconstitu-tional" interference by the central government in Delh.

RSS, BJP hit back at Rahul,call him 'novice in politics'NEW DELHI, (IANS) The BJP and the Rashtriya SwayamsewakSangh (RSS) on Saturday hit back at Congress vice presidentRahul Gandhi for calling the RSS a "fascist organisation", anddubbed him a "novice in politics". Rahul Gandhi had accusedthe RSS of destroying liberal and secular India. "For the firsttime, a fascist organisation has achieved decisive power," theCongress leader said in a valedictory speech at a national con-ference here."Jinke rajneetik doodh ke daant abhi tak toote nahi hain, woh(RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat-ji par tippani na karein (Thosewho are novices in politics should not comment on MohanBhagwat-ji), union minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh toldrepor ters here. The RSS also reacted and hoped that the Con-gress had got a "befitting reply" from Singh. "Lagta hai Con-gress ko @Giriraj ji se uchit jawab mil gaya hoga (Seems theCongress has got a befitting reply from Giriraj-ji)," the RSSsaid on its Twitter handle after retweeting Giriraj's comments.

MODI ANNOUNCES IRS.80,000CRORE PACKAGE FOR J&K

SRINAGAR, (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announcedan economic bonanza of IRs.80,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir, eightmonths after the BJP came together with the PDP to form the state govern-ment. Modi, during his day-long visit to the state, invoked ex-prime ministerAtal Bihari Vajpayee's three-point formula to resolve the Kashmir issue.The jam packed Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here erupted in joyousrapture when Modi announced the much awaited economic package for thestate. Modi said: "This is not the end, but the beginning of my dream forKashmir. "Not only Delhi's treasures, but Delhi's heart is for the people ofKashmir," he added speaking in Hindi.The all inclusive package will cover relief for the 2014 flood victims, farmers,businessmen, youth employment, tourism, infrastructure development, edu-cation and healthcare. The prime minister also inaugurated the 450 mega-watt second phase of the Baglihar power project in Ramban district in Jammuregion and the four-laning of the Udhampur-Bannihal stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.Modi said in Srinagar that "we have to follow the path shown by Atal ji. Fromthis stage, Atal ji had raised the slogan of 'Kashmiriyat' (eclectic, Kashmiriculture), 'Jamhooriyat' (democracy) and 'Insaaniyat' (human values). I repeatthose words and say that the development of Jammu and Kashmir has tostand on those three pillars. Without the eclectic, sufist culture of 'Kashmiriyat'not only Kashmir, but entire India is incomplete. The massive participation ofpeople in Kashmir in the 2003 elections was a great contribution to democ-racy based on the principle of 'Jamhooriyat'. Even if the world changes throughtechnological advances, nothing can be achieved without the human valuesof 'Insaaniyat'."The prime minister said his "first priority is relief for the flood victims, forfarmers, for businessmen, for employment to local youth and infrastructuredevelopment". On tourism, the prime minister said 1.75 crore Indians goabroad as tourists every year. "Why can't we woo 5 per cent of those 1.75crore Indian tourists to visit Kashmir through better infrastructural facilities?There is scope for adventure tourism and eco-tourism here and more touristdestinations can be built through development of infrastructure," he added.Modi said he was privileged to be the first prime minister of the country whovisited Jammu and Kashmir so many times. "I am attracted by Kashmirsince I have seen love of the people here. I have visited far-flung areas ofKashmir when I came here in the past as a BJP worker," he said. On eco-nomic development, Modi said: "Seventeen months back nobody could haveimagined comparing Indian economic growth with that of China. Today it issaid India's economy is growing faster than that of China."He said Rs.34,000 crore were being spent on the Jammu-Srinagar nationalhighway and hoped that within the next three years, the journey that takes 10to 11 hours today would be completed in three to four hours. Modi then flewto Chanderkote town in Ramban where he inaugurated a power project andalso the four-laning of the Udhampur-Bannihal stretch of the Jammu-Srinagarnational highway.Speaking at Chanderkote, Modi said the Rs.80,000 crore package was justthe beginning of central assistance to the state provided it is efficiently andeffectively spent in the coming days. Modi said the announced package

addressed all the problems facing the state. "About 15 to 20 percent popula-tion of the state is comprised of refugees who came here after 1947."The package includes rehabilitation of those refugees and also the KashmiriPandit migrants who left their homes behind in the Valley. The package isbasically intended to give economic empowerment to Jammu and Kashmirto bring the state at par in terms of prosperity of our more developed andprogressive states," Modi said. Modi said the nine-km long tunnel which ispart of the four-laning project of the Jammu-Srinagar highway would be thelongest tunnel in the country. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkarisaid at the public meeting that the road project would reduce the present 300-km distance of the highway by 64 km. He said the prime minister wouldinaugurate the Chenani-Nasri nine-km tunnel in June 2016.

Poll strategistPrashantKishor onMamata radarPATNA/KOLKATA, (IANS) After yetagain proving his brilliance as anelection strategist by shapingBihar Chief Minister Ni t ishKumar's successful campaignstrategy, Prashant Kishor has re-ceived feelers f rom MamataBanerjee's Trinamool Congressfor plying his trade in next year'sWest Bengal assembly polls.However, the talks are till now ata very initial stage and informallevel, a source close to Kishoreconf i rmed. "There have beensome informal discussions. We got aphone call from Mamata Banerjee's of-fice," the source told IANS in Patna onTuesday. "The talks are at a very initialstage. So far, there have been no di-rect talks between Banerjee andPrashant Kishor," the source said.In Kolkata, a Trinamool Congressinsider said "it was too early to say"whether the deal would be firmedup in the coming days."But we are now on a very strongwicket in Bengal. We can win on ourown strategy. But the final decision willbe taken by our supremo."

Punjab's crop residue burningthreatens South Asian air qualityBENGALURU, (IANS) Describing Punjab as a "burning" food basket,two renowned ear th scientists warn that the outflow of air pollutionarising from burning crop residues is not only a threat to South Asian airquality but also "can modify atmospheric chemistry and climate dynamicsglobally." "Thick smoke aerosol plumes from the burning may significantlyaffect atmospheric circulation, monsoon and El Nino-Southern Oscillationsystems, precipitation patterns, glaciology and atmospheric heating over theTibetan Plateau," says a report by Ramesh Singh of the School of Earth andEnvironmental Sciences of Chapman University in California and DimitrisKaskaoutis of the School of Natural Sciences of Shiv Nadar University atDadri in India. "This creates a cli-matic imbalance likely centered overPunjab," Ramesh Singh, who wasearlier a professor at the Indian Insti-tute of Technology-Kanpur, told IANS.Traditionally farmers of Punjab manu-ally harvested and ploughed the fields.The left over crop residues mixed withsoil provided nutrients for the next cropa month later. Mechanized harvesting,adopted since the late 1980s - to savetime and increase the farmers' profits -changed all that.



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SAUDI KING BOOKS ENTIRE LUXURYHOTEL IN TURKEY FOR G20 VISIT

ANKARA, (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulazizhas booked an entire hotel in Turkey's southernAntalya province during his 18-day visit to the cityas par t of the G20 Summit to be held later this monthand will repor tedly pay a whopping $18 million forhis stay there, a media report on Sunday said. Ac-cording to repor ts, the Saudi King will be staying atMardan Palace, which is known to be the most ex-pensive luxury resor t in Europe and the Mediterra-nean region and will check in at the hotel a fewdays before the G20 Summit, which will take placein Antalya on November 15-16, Daily Sabah re-ported. Salman's entourage is expected to consistof 100 people, and the hotel will reportedly be closedfor all other guests who want to stay at the hotel.The hotel is repor tedly paying exclusive attention toall details throughout the complex, including therooms the king will stay in, as well as electronicequipment, furniture, and the red carpet.

The hotel staff and chefs are also receiving specialtraining to serve the king. Turkey officially took overthe presidency of the G20 for the first time in No-vember 2014. Turkish officials have stated that se-curity for the summit will be high as US PresidentBarack Obama, European Union leaders, Russianand Chinese leaders and other impor tant heads ofstate will be in attendance.The hotels housing the summit's attendees will beseparated from the rest of the neighbourhoods andonly accredited visitors will be granted access tothe area. King Salman has previously received criti-cism for his "VIP taste" during his visit to the Coted'Azur in France, when a popular 100-metre-longbeach was closed to public upon his request. Hecut his three-week trip shor t and went to Moroccowhen over 100,000 people frustrated about the clo-sure of the public beach outside his villa signedpetitions.

Netanyahu to meet Obama to discuss security aidJERUSALEM, (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he hopes to lay outthe grounds for US military suppor t to Israel for the next decade when he meets US President BarackObama on Monday.His four-day visit to Washington will mark the first meeting between the two leaders since Netanyahu'scontroversial address on Iran to the US Congress on March strained relations between them.The two have not met since October 2014, as profound disagreements over July's nuclear deal withIran have soured relations between the two allies.Netanyahu told his cabinet that his visit would focus on recent developments in the Middle East,including in Syria, and his country's security needs. "I believe that this meeting is impor tant toclarify the continuation of American aid to Israel in the coming decade," he said, according to astatement released by his office. "It will be another step toward realizing an understanding in thisdirection," he said.



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'PREM RATAN DHANPAYO' MOST BEAUTIFUL

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AN EXCITED VIRAT KOHLI AFTER INDIA BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY 108 RUNS TO TAKE 1-0 SERIES LEAD (IANS).

MAHESH BHATT ROPES INGHULAM ALI FOR 'MILNE DO'

INDIA BEAT SOUTHAFRICA BY 108 RUNS

IN FIRST TEST

SALMAN KHAN IN A STILL FROM PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO (IANS).

MOHALI, (IANS) Ravindra Jadeja led the charge with a five-wicket haul as India overpowered South Africa by 108 runs onthe third day of the first Test at the Punjab Cricket AssociationStadium here on Saturday.Chasing a target of 218 runs, the Proteas could only manage109 in their second innings on the rapidly crumbling wicketbefore being all out.Jadeja had figures of 5-59 while Ravichandran Ashwin (3-39)also made good use of the conditions. Fast bowler Varun Aarun(1-3) and leg-spinner Amit Mishra (1-26) bagged a wicket each.India, who had started the day at 125/2 in their second innings,were all out for 200 shortly after lunch. Imran Tahir (4-48) andSimon Harmer (4-61) spun a web around the Indian batsmen tograb four-wicket hauls.But the Proteas could not rejoice for long as their batsmen struggled tocome to terms with the copious turn and variable bounce.Jadeja struck the opening blow for India when he trapped VernonPhilander leg before with his first ball of the day. Ashwin justified Indiaskipper Virat Kohli's decision to open the attack with spin bowlerswhen he dismissed Faf du Plesis in the very next over. Ashwin un-leashed a flighted delivery that straightened after picthing as du Plesisoffered an easy catch to the slips.The Indian spinners continued to dominate and the South Africanswere in deep trouble when the in-form AB de Villiers went back to thepavilion shortly after skipper Hashim Amla's dismissal. De Villierswas fooled by the variable bounce of the rapidly deteorating wicketwhen a Mishra delivery kept low after pitching before crashing into thestumps. Opener Dean Elgar was fighting valiantly at the other end. ButAaron finally put an end to his laboured innings with a short pitcheddelivery that troubled Elgar with its awkward bounce. The South Afri-can tried to steer it to the onside, but the ball took the leading edge tospoon up in the air as Kohli grabbed it at mid on.

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NEW DELHI, (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan, whose portrayal as an inno-cent Lord Hanuman devotee in "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" won the audience's heart,says his forthcoming film "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" is the "most beautiful"film he has done in his over two decade-old career. "It is my guarantee thatthis is by far one of the most beautiful films I've done. It is family-oriented andyou know that every family faces some problems, but those people are luckyto have a family," Salman said here at an event. With "Prem Ratan DhanPayo", the 49-year-old is revisiting his popular onscreen name 'Prem', andthe film also brings him together with Sooraj Barjatya after 16 years.They have previously worked in three blockbusters like "Maine Pyar Kiyaa,"Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" and "Hum Saath-Saath Hain". And Salman has noqualms to confess that "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" outshines the duo's previ-ous collaborations. "Every film is different. Some are good, some are bad butthis is a very good film. The makers of 'Maine PyarKiya', 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!' and 'Hum Saath-Saath Hain' have made 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'with me and this one is better than those threefilms," said the son of lyricist Salim Khan."Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" paints a 'desi'fantastical story on 'larger-than-life' can-vas. The film, which also starsAnupam Kher and SwaraBhaskar, will release onNovember 12. Salman,who was accompaniedby his co-star SonamKapoor at the event hereon Wednesday, said thatit's time for some "full-onfamily" film outing."It is guaranteed that withwhatever mood you en-ter the cinema hall,you'll come out with abetter mood. There will betears of happiness.

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Thursday said hehas roped in Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, who last monthcalled off all his scheduled concer ts in India, to sing for his play titled'Milne Do', a collaborative effor t of theatre actors from India and Pa-kistan.Bhatt, whose play narrates an intense love story between two cultur-ally-crossed individuals during times of hatred, says they want to"stitch" ties between the neighbouring countries with Ghulam Ali'svoice. "He (Ghulam Ali) has been approached and he has gracefullyagreed to lend his voice and be a par t of the peace endeavour throughperforming ar ts. I can't say whether he will come to India or not, buthe will cer tainly sing a song which will be a par t of the play," Bhatt,whose 1990 film "Awaargi" featured a song by Ghulam Ali, told IANS.After facing resistance by Shiv Sena in India last month, Ghulam Ali -- who made an entry into Indian cinema with his popular song "Chupkechupke raat din" for B.R. Chopra's 1982 film "Nikaah" -- cancelled hisscheduled performance in Delhi, saying that he won't return to Indiauntil "things are settled down". Then it struck Bhatt -- a filmmakerwho has been initiating cultural dialogue with the audience and ar tistesin Pakistan through films and plays -- that why not use "his voice asthe glue to stitch the nations together through this play"."Milne Do" will be staged on April 24 next year at Shri Ram Centrehere before it travels to other cities of India and Pakistan. "Laal Band"from Pakistan has composed the music and will perform live duringthe play, the story for which has been written by Suhrita, the writer of"Hamari Adhuri Kahani". Bhatt emphasised that with 'Milne Do', they

"are saying that the human interaction is the only route through whichdistances created in the hear ts of the people, can be scaled down".The National Award-winning filmmaker had earlier this year taken astage production based on his 1989 film "Daddy" to Pakistan.Condemning all the "unpleasant" incidents happening in India, he said:"Ghulam Ali sahab, a world icon, has been a ghazal king for years andhas been coming to our country for many years. He had an unpleasantexperience here in India and we personally, the government -- both inMaharashtra and at the Centre -- have without any hesitation con-ceded that was not the right kind of treatment." Ghulam Ali's concer tin Mumbai and Pune was called off last month after the Shiv Senathreatened to disrupt his live performance.


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"Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein" is a neo-noir murder mystery film directedby Manish Srivastav.The film follows the investigation of multiple interlinked homicides thatoccurred in a city. The police find video footage of events prior to themurder and they try to solve the case based on that.Reviewing this footage along with the additional commissioner of police,Sanket Pujari (Naseeruddin Shah) is his assistant Ravi Nambiar (SandeepVasudevan) and the newly appointed investigating officer Sameera Pavathe(Auroshikha Dey).The footage is lined up in sequence to give a faint idea of the trail ofevents. Following this, a few suspects are rounded-up and their versionsinterlock the plot.The script is written by Manish Srivastav and Amit Sial. Gilded with aheavy philosophy about perception and truth, in actuality, the film with itsoft-repeated sequences, unravelling bits of truth, is a convoluted andcomplex drama.What starts off as an intriguing murder mystery film, soon with its com-plicated tale, turns into a predictable yarn with numerous - characters,

sub-plots and versions. The characters are cardboard thin. There is nocommon thread between the five friends. Sam (Amit Sial) is a drug ped-dler who has a soft corner for Nina (Manasi Rachh) an aspiring actress.She in fact, is dating a fellow wannabe actor Deepak Kay aka Dips (AmitTiwari). Patty (Anchal Nandrajog) has a soft corner for Sam and Jeevanaka Jeeves (Nishant Lal) is a hopeful director who is sex-crazed andconstantly recording events with his video camera. They exist becausethe writers perceived them to be.And the rest of the cast are present due to causality. Hera (Disha Arora)is a voluptuous beauty who catches Sam and Jeeves' fancy. Jabbar (SirajMustafa), Sohail (Subrat Dutta), Husaini (Vikas Anand), Rahil and Sayedare a part of the drug mafia.The dialogues are everyday lingo with jargons used in the drug-peddlingcircuit.The performances of the five hyper-panicky friends, constantly beforethe video camera, are theatrical and overbearing. Every scene of theirsseems staged.Naseeruddin Shah with his pseudo mannerisms, a heavy-duty title, in-vestigating a mundane case and showing keen interest in solving it, ispredictable and thus a wet blanket.

Auroshikha Dey as the "protocol"following, investigative officer isper functory, whereas SandeepVasudevan as the ever-obliging yes-man to Sanket Pujari, occasionallyelicits a chuckle or two. The actorsplaying Rahil and Sayed stand outand are worth a mention. The rest ofthe cast is stereotypical. Overall, withits narration going in circles, this filmfails to engross viewers.

RISHI KAPOORAFRAID TO DOPLAYS BUT WHY?MUMBAI, (IANS) Veteran ac-tor Rishi Kapoor, who is yetto perform in a play, says thatdespite a strong desire, he isafraid to come on stage. "I'venever done a play. I'm a cin-ema actor. I've had a strongdesire but I'm afraid to comeon stage," said Rishi, whenasked if he would like to fea-ture in one.He was present at the iconicPrithvi Theatre here for thepopular Prithvi festival thatbegins on the occasion of hisgrandfather Pr i thvira jKapoor's bir th anniversary -November 3. He had alsoshared pictures of his grand-father on Twitter terming him,"Good looking,Greek GodGrandfather!".Asked about the changes in the fes-tival over the years, he replied: "It'sbeen happening every year and it'sactually on auto-pilot - as such therehaven't been any changes in it.There is no profit-making in this,it's a trust. It's (admissionprice) is barely minimum justto keep it going on. You can't doanything for free as nothing is freein today's time."

KATY PERRY TOPS FEMALESINGERS IN 2015 EARNINGSLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Katy Perry has been named the highest-earning female musician of 2015, according to Forbes magazine. Thesinger comes at the top of the Forbes list on Wednesday, after raking in$135 million this year, reports aceshowbiz.com.During the "Prismatic" world tour, which she launched in support of her2013 album "Prism", Perry played around 126 shows and grossedmore than $2 million per city. Her income additionally came from herdeals with CoverGirl, Coty and Claire's."I am proud of my position as a boss, as a person that runs my owncompany. I'm an entrepreneur... I don't want to shy away from it. Iactually want to kind of grab it by its balls," the singer told Forbes earlierthis year. Trailing behind Perry on the list is singer Taylor Swift, whonabbed the runner-up slot with $80 million, earned mostly from the"1989" tour that followed her 2014 album of the same title.Fleetwood Mac is placed third with $59.5 million. The band, which iseligible for the list for having Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie in theline-up, made over $1 million per city during their "On With the Show"tour. At number four is Lady Gaga, who earned $59 million from 66shows she played during Forbes' scoring period, her deals with Versaceand MAC as well as her own "Fame" fragrance. Beyonce Knowlescloses out the top five with $54.5. million.Here's the complete top 10 List of Forbes' Highest-Paidfemale musi-cians list:1.Katy Perry - $135 million2.Taylor Swift - $80 million3.Fleetwood Mac - $59.5 million4.Lady GaGa - $59 million5.Beyonce Knowles - $54.5 million6.Britney Spears - $31 million7.Jennifer Lopez - $28.5 million8.Miranda Lambert - $28.5 million9.Mariah Carey - $27 million10.Rihanna - $26 million

SIENNA MILLER READY TOSHAVE HER HEAD FOR FILMLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actress Sienna Miller loves spor ting dif-ferent hairstyles in her films, and she says she wouldn't hesitateeven if she had to shave off her glossy hair for a role. "I'd doanything," Miller said. Asked if she would shave her head, shetold vogue.co.uk: "Yep, I really would! That's kind of the fun of it,I'm not attached to my hair which is why I've had 8,000 differenthairstyles." Her latest release "Burnt" sees her playing a feistysous chef with a shaved undercut and fashionable fringe. Shesays it was impor tant to change her hair for the role becauseshe likes to look distinct in every film, repor ts femalefirst.co.uk.



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Successful films can be made without bigstars: 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2' director

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN INTERACTS WITH CHILDREN DURING THE INAGURATION OF THE OZONE RESIDENTIAL FOOTBALL ACADEMYNEAR HOSUR IN KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU (IANS).

MUMBAI, (IANS) Director Luv Ranjan is content with the box office performance of "Pyaar KaPunchnama 2", which has managed to mint over Rs.60 crore. He says it has proven thatfilmmakers can score big even sans big stars. "When we get the result of hard work, it givesimmense pleasure. So our film 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2' has got good response from audienceand I am very happy. If our film wasn't good enough, people wouldn't have liked it so much,"Ranjan said here."I'm happy that people believed in my belief that successful films can be made without bigstars. The film has fared well and is still doing fair business... Making a good movie is my job,how much business would a film do, that's not for me to look out for," said Luv, whoseprevious film "Akaash Vani" about a marital misalliance was a box office failure. What's next?"It took me three years to put together a sequel (to 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama'). It may take me another threeyears or even more to come up with another film. Right now 'Pyaar ka Punchnama' is doing well... let'ssee what will be the next," he said. "Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2" stars Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha,Sunny Singh, Sonnalli Saygal, Omkar Kapoor and Ishita Raj.

WISH SALMAN LUCK FOR 'PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO': TUSSHARMUMBAI, (IANS) Tusshar Kapoor who will be seen in "Mastizaade" alongside sexy Sunny Leone and India's favorite funny man Vir Daswished Salman Khan and "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" team all luck for the success for the film. "I am very excited about 'Prem Ratan DhanPayo' since its (director) Sooraj (Barjatiya) ji's film with Salman Khan after 16 years. I think the entire country would like to watch the film,"he said at the event to celebrate Diwali here on Saturday.Praising Barjatiya, he said: "Sooraj ji is a genius and unparalleled as a directo..., the whole nation is eager to watch the film." he addedlater. On hot erotic romantic thriller "Hate Story 3" set to clash with Tusshar's sex comedy "Mastizaade" at the box office in December,Tusshar said that he is not aware of any clash. "I don't know whether it is releasing on the same date or not. But if it does then both themovies are different. 'Hate Story..' is about hate story and ours is a love story and a sex comedy. And the audience will decide which willbe accepted but I think both the films are different so people would like to watch both the movies."

ACTION WITHOUT EMOTIONIS JUST FIGHTS: SALMANMUMBAI, (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan, known for his ac-tion-packed films and 'masala' entertainers, will be seen sword-fencing in "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo". The actor says he puts his bestfoot forward for all such scenes as he believes that action withoutemotion is just fights. The "Kick" star, who will be turning 50 nextmonth, will be seen in 'Prem' avatar in the forthcoming film, whichhas packed dollops of love, romance and action. Salman will beseen performing action which involves flaunting his moves with asword in the Sooraj Barjatya directorial. Salman, who has workedtogether with Barjatya after 16 years, shares that the director knowsthe secret to shoot the action scenes in lucid and poetic manner."Action without emotion is just fights. Action in Sooraj Barjatya'smovie is only about emotion and shot as poetry," Salman said in astatement. An entire sequence on sword fencing has been shot forthe film, where Salman will be seen using the blade with finesse.The actor had put in hours of rigorous training for the movie se-quence. The family entertainer, which also stars Sonam Kapoorand Anupam Kher, will release on November 12.

Priyanka introduces Kashibaiof 'Bajirao Mastani'MONTREAL, (IANS) The wait to meet the third and pivotalperson of the historical saga "Bajirao Mastani" came to anend when Priyanka Chopra released the first look of her characterfrom Sanjay Leela Bhansali's forthcoming film online. The actresssays her role - Kashibai - displays many emotions from simple andpoetic to devoted. Priyanka, who is currently staying here, also addedthat the look comes as a pre-Diwali gift for her fans."#KashiBaiPoster Simple... Poignant... Poetic... Sanguine... Devoted#somanyemotions," Priyanka tweeted. The actress, who made herinternational TV debut with "Quantico" this year, went on to add that"Early Happy Diwali from cold Montreal. I miss home! Here is thefirst look of #KashiBaiPoster". Bajirao Mastani narrates the lovestory of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I (played by Ranveer Singh) andMastani (Deepika Padukone). Priyanka plays Bajirao's first wifeKashibai. In the poster, Priyanka can be seen standing with an 'aartithali' in her hands and is seen in a Maharashtrian attire. The canvasof the image is a myriad of colours like orange and purple with animpression of palace and Marathas in the background. The film,which is expected to be opulent and grand, is scheduled torelease on December 18.

Sonakshi eager to do comedywith Varun DhawanMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she wants todo a "mad comedy" film with actor Varun Dhawan. TheBollywood's "Shotgun Junior" also shared that she believes thatboth of them will take the comedy genre to a "new level" and bring thehouse down. During a live chat session on Twitter, when one user askedher "who's an actor you're looking forward to work with?", the "Tevar"actress replied: "Varun for sure! I want to do one mad comedy with him,I think we'll take crazy to a whole new level." The reply comes after theactress tried out dubsmash with the "Badlapur" actor while they were inan aircraft. The duo, who have never appeared in a film together, moutheda famous funny dialogue of Paresh Rawal from "Hera Pheri". The actress,who is busy shooting for her upcoming films "Akira" and "Force 2", admit-ted that she thinks the Bollywood's sexist actor is Hrithik Roshan.


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HARSHAALI MALHOTRA PAYS A VISIT TO SALMAN KHAN AT MEHBOOB STUDIO IN MUMBAI (IANS).

SC asks Aditya Pancholi tovacate bungalow by Dec 31NEW DELHI, (IANS) The Supreme Cour t on Friday asked yester-years film actor Aditya Pancholi to vacate the rented accommodationhe is living in Mumbai by December 31 and hand over its possession toits owner. Giving time till December 31 to the actor to vacate the bunga-low at Juhu, a bench of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice R.Banumathi directed him to deposit the rent upto December 31 to thewoman owner within two weeks.Telling Pancholi that his conduct was"unacceptable", the court said that he was big man who could buy a flat.The court said this as counsel for Pancholi offered to pay market rent forthe bungalow he was residing on rent. "You are a big man. You can buya flat. Your conduct is not acceptable," the bench said. The bungalow inquestion, near the ISKCON temple in Juhu, was taken by Pancholi'sfather in 1960 on a rent of Rs.150. The owner, Tarabai Hate had movedthe court in 1977 under the Bombay Rents, Hotel, Lodging House RatesControl Act, 1947 after Pancholi's failed to pay rent for three months. TheBombay High Court had last month ruled in favour of the landlady andasked Pancholi to vacate the accommodation and pay the arrears to her.The apex court reaffirmed the high court order asking Pancholi to vacatethe bungalow by December 31.

Silly to say anything on SRK'scredentials: Zoya AkhtarMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Zoya Akhtar says ShahRukh Khan is a "loyalist" and it's "silly" to raise questions on his cre-dentials. "It is too silly to prove Shah Rukh's credentials. He isa great loyalist to this country, it's stupid to say somethinglike this about him. And he's got a billion people suppor tinghim. Shah Rukh is fine," Zoya said here when asked aboutthe controversy wherein some politicians attacked SRK forhis comment on "extreme tolerance" in India. Commenting onthe 'award wapsi' trend that has caught on among artistes across thecinema, art and literature worlds, Zoya said: "I think it is the most peacefulway of saying things, expressing things. I support them. If I had the nationalaward, I would possibly return it."

ROAD TO PARADISE, A CROW'S THEATREPRESENTATION ON CHILD SUICIDE BOMBERS

TORONTO - Crow's Theatre and Human Cargo are thrilled to announce theWorld Premiere of The Road to Paradise at Buddies in Bad Times Theatrebeginning November 14. Written by Jonathan Garfinkel and ChristopherMorris, directed by Morris, and starring Pakistani screen star Samiya Mumtaz,Afghanistan's Parwin Mushtael, and Canada's Christine Horne, The Road toParadise is a Crow's Theatre presentation of a Human Cargo production.A story ripped from the headlines, The Road to Paradise documents thestories of a child suicide bomber in Pakistan, a Canadian soldier in Kandahar,and an Afghan immigrant in Toronto. Based on interviews conducted withfamilies of the Canadian Armed Forces and families of the Pakistan andAfghan Army, this gripping play explores how the war in Afghanistan hasaffected the lives of women and children. Each chapter is brought to life byactresses from each of the countries involved: Pakistan, Afghanistan, andCanada - a remarkable feature of this borderless production.The play was developed over the course of six years, during which HumanCargo Artistic Director Christopher Morris and his collaborators travelled inCanada and abroad, meeting international creative partners and conductingtheir interviews with families who have experienced the costs of war firsthand. The Road to Paradise is created in collaboration with Pakistan's re-

nowned Ajoka Theatre and with actors from each country in the spirit ofHuman Cargo's artistic mandate to foster an international theatre ecology.In The Road to Paradise, internationally acclaimed actress Parwin Mushtaelplays a character based on herself. Mushtael saw her husband brutallygunned down only two months after joining the stage project, due to hercareer as a stage and screen actress in Afghanistan. With the assistance ofChristopher Morris and others, Mushtael resettled with her children in Torontoin 2010, where she found herself battling a new enemy - post-traumaticstress disorder. PTSD and the emotional scars left on families and childrenof war form another major thematic thread in the play, one that is particularlyrelevant as countries around the world unite to provide refuge for displacedSyrian families.The Road to Paradise is presented in English/Dari with a cast of Canadian,Afghan and Pakistani actors, and explores how the war in Afghanistan isaffecting the lives of women and children. Surtitles will translate all Daridialogue into English. Following the world premiere at Buddies, the produc-tion will be touring to the Aga Khan Museum in Thorncliffe Park (December2nd), CFB Petawawa (December 5th), and Pakistan."This innovative creation process, the people we met and the stories theyshared with us, has made this more than the creation of a play; it has becomea life-changing experience we will carry with us forever," said Human CargoArtistic Director Christopher Morris. By spending time with the people whoare living in the midst of the issues we are exploring, we experienced firsthand the human conflicts at the heart of this play. The pain we wereexposed to when sitting with a distraught mother in Swat, Pakistan,who was weeping over her missing 15-year old Taliban son was aspalpable as the pain from the mother we sat with in Petawawa, Ontariowho was mourning the death of her son in Afghanistan. "As a creativeteam, we're striving to make a piece of theatre that is wor thy of theprofundity that surrounds this play. This is the story of our generationand it is with dignity, humbleness, and a fierce sense of purpose, that westage the world premiere of The Road to Paradise." In the spirit of increasingdiscussion through debate, Human Cargo will be hosting a panel discussionat Buddies in Bad Times Theatre during the run of the play in Toronto. Moder-ated by the CBC's Piya Chattopadhyay, this hour-long discussion willprovide oppor tunities for audiences to fur ther discuss PTSD, immi-gration, and the The Road to Paradise will run from Saturday, Novem-ber 14th to Saturday, November 28th (Opening performance: Novem-ber 17th) at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander St.). Perfor-mances are Tuesday - Saturday at 8:00pm, with a preview performanceson Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th at 8:00pm andmatinees on November 21st, 22nd and 28th at 2:30pm. Tickets from $20to $37 are available by phone at 416-975-8555, online atwww.humancargo.ca , www.crowstheatre.com, or in person at the Bud-dies in Bad Times Theatre box office.

The play will then begin touringwith a special presentation at theAga Khan Museum, December 2, 2015at 8pm. Tickets starting at $35 are avail-able at www.agakhanmuseum.org. Twit-ter: @crowstheatre, @HCTheatreCo;Twitter Hashtag: #ParadisePlay

SEARCH ON FOR TORONTO'SSUPERSTAR DANCE COUPLETORONTO - The search for Toronto's superstar dance couple hasbegun! Registrations for the most awaited dance competition forpar tners taking place in Toronto, is open to all dancers between16 and 40 years of age.LOVE BIRDS 2016 is presented by TK Connections and spon-sored by San Souci, a scintillating, romantic, one of a kind dancecompetition that allows couples to express their passion, yearn-ing and talent for the dance form through teamwork. San Souciidentify with our goals to empower others with financial aware-ness and believe in offering more oppor tunities to people to al-low them to engage in their passions.Do you have what it takes to be Toronto's best dancing couple?Then what are you waiting for? Choose a catchy and appealingname! Dress to impress! Put your dancing shoes on and showus your moves! It could be Salsa, Tango, Merengue, Tap or evenBollywood. All it needs to have is oomph….a lot of energy andenthusiasm! Pick a par tner and register online between No-vember 9 and December 15 or emai [email protected] to show interest."Let's rekindle the romantic spark", say Tahir Khan and TabiMoazzam, Directors at TK Connections and the brains behindthis initiative. "This is the right time for TK Connections to bringfor th such an inventive and innovative project. Often, in the nor-mal day to day routine, we forget to spend quality time with ourpar tners. Through this competition, we hope to create excite-ment and exhilaration that will give par tners the oppor tunity tofocus on each other."The competition will be judged via a series of LIVE auditions.The first set of auditions to narrow down the competition will beheld onDecember 19 at 2244 Drew Road, Unit #6 in Mississauga.So show us your special dance moves! Tap your feet to sizzlingmusic. Ten semi-finalists will be selected who will then uploadtheir videos on YouTube on January 4, 2016. Create a buzz withyour social media skills to boost your votes as five finalists willbe selected through an online Viewers Choice Poll, who will thengo on to compete for the coveted title on February 5, 2016 withthe winning team awarded a cash prize and gifts.The finale will be judged by stalwar ts from the Per formingAr ts industry including Puja Amin, founder of Sanskriti Ar tsEnsemble, Divya Gowda, founder of DK Bollywood Dance,Miss Sohni, Creative Director, Academy of Cre8ive Ar ts,Renee Delgado, Ar tistic Director and Co-Founder of UnitedSalseros and Tushar Unadkat, CEO and Creative Director ofMukta Adver tising and Founder and Executive Director ofNouveau iDEA. The Toronto finals will take place on February5, 2016 at Verdi Banquet Hall, 3550 Derry Rd E, Mississauga infront of an audience of over 500 people.

AMIT MISHRA AND VIRAT KOHLI ARE ECSTATIC AFTER TAKING THE WICKET OF AB DE VILLIERS DURING THE 1ST TEST BETWEEN INDIAV SOUTH AFRICA IN MOHALI.

INDIA BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY108 RUNS IN FIRST TEST

CRICKETERS SACHIN TENDULKAR AND SHANE WARNE DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE TOANNOUNCE THE TEAM DRAWS OF ALL STARS CRICKET SERIES IN NEW YORK (IANS).

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Dane Vilas vir tually gif ted away his wicket with a horrendousmisjudgement as he attempted to leave a Jadeja delivery only to seethe ball hit the top of his off-stump.Stiaan van Zyl and Simon Harmer tried to produce a fightback with a42-run stand but another wickedly spinning delivery from Jadeja putan end to the par tnership.Dale Steyn also did not last long as he tried to smash Ashwin out ofthe park but only managed to find Murali Vijay at long on. An Indianwin was only a matter of time from then and Jadeja completed theformalities by trapping leg before with a fullish delivery.Earlier in the morning, Harmer and Tahir sliced through the Indianmiddle and lower order to leave the hosts struggling at 185/8 in theirsecond innings at lunch.India were 202 ahead at lunch, with Wriddhiman Saha batting oneight. Overnight batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest scorer

for the Indians with 77. India star ted the day in a steady mannerbefore par t-time seamer Stiaan van Zyl sent back Virat Kohli whenthe Indian skipper attempted a drive only to offer an edge to Vilasbehind the stumps.Tahir got the second breakthrough for South Africa soon after with hisfirst ball of the day when he had Pujara caught by Amla in the slips.Pujara hit one six and half a dozenboundaries during his stay at themiddle. Ajinkya Rahane survivedonly nine bal ls before TembaBavuma took a fine catch at for-ward shor t-leg to give Harmer hisfirst scalp of the day. Harmer thendismissed Ravindra Jadeja andAmit Mishra in quick successionto reduce the hosts to 182/7.

PAKISTAN RISE UP TO SECONDPOSITION IN ICC TEST RANKINGSSHARJAH - Pakistan's victory against England in the Test serieshas lifted the country to the number two position pushing themighty Australians on third position in the ICC (InternationalCricket Council) Test rankings, a spot which they previouslyattained only for a few days in August 2006.

BCCI ANNOUNCES INDIAU-19 PROBABLESMOHALI, (IANS) The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has an-nounced a list of 20 probables for its Under-19 team that willplay a tri-series against Bangladesh and Afghanistan fromNovember 20 to 30. Board of Control for Cricket in India'sJunior National Selection Committee met earlier in the day toselect the probables. The series will be played in Kolkata. Listof India U-19 probables: Ricky Bhui, Himanshu Rana, RishabPant, Ishan Kishan, Washinton Sunder, Sar faraz Khan,Amandeep Khare, Virat Singh, Mahipal Lomror, AnmolpreetSingh, Mayank Dagar, Pradeep Pramanik, Shubham Nayak,Zaashan Ansari, Khaleel Ahmed, Kanishk Sheth, Avesh Khan,Rahul Batham, Izhan Sayeed, Shubham Mavi.

Indian-origin basketball player making waves in USNEW YORK, (IANS) Veer Singh, a new recruit and the first Indian-origin player to play for Seton HallSchool basketball team in New Jersey, has been praised for his skills in the game. Standing tall at 6' 7, the New Yorkerplays as a freshman wing and was signed from St. Peter's Preparatory School in New Jersey earlier this year, app.comnews website reported on Wednesday. Singh brings a desperately needed deadeye to a roster short on shooters. He isa great defender and a shooter, the report added. "It means a great deal for them to have confidence in me, because if theydon't, they are not going to kick it out. The fact that they're looking to kick it out, that's huge," Singh said. The teammatesand the coach are all praise for the player. "He is going to bring the shooting ability I think we lack, and he is going to stretchthe floor for us," a player said, adding, "I saw him play a couple of times in high school and I thought he could shoot, he'sreally excelled here." Team head coach Kevin Willard commended Singh for his attitude.

Indian women's hockey squadnamed for Argentina tour

FORMER INDIAN TRACK AND FIELD SPRINTER MILKHA SINGH DURING A PROGRAMME IN KOLKATA (IANS).

Vijender destroys opponentfor second pro winDUBLIN, (IANS) Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked outDean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his sec-ond consecutive victory at the professional level at the NationalStadium here on Saturday.Vijender, who had scored a Technical Knock Out (TKO) victoryover another Englishman Sony Whiting within three rounds inhis debut bout was even more impressive in his second outingat the professional level.The former Asian Games championwas more defensively solid than his first bout and put his oppo-nent under pressure with power packed blows to the body.Saturday's four-round bout against the 33-year-old Gillen wasexpected to be a tougher contest as the British boxer had wonboth his earlier fights. But the contest turned out to be a totalmismatch as the Haryana pugilist moved well in the ring, show-casing some nice footwork and put his opponent under pressureright from the star t with powerful punches.

Pakistani wrestler Hussainwants to participate in PWLNEW DELHI, (IANS) Commonwealth Games gold medal-win-ning wrestler Azhar Hussain is among three others who haveexpressed an interest in par ticipating in the Pro-Wrestling League(PWL). Hussain, gold medallist in the 57 kilogram category inthe 2010 CWG, along with fellow countryman Qamar Abbas,Muhammad Inam and Asad Butt, have written to the PWL committee tobe a part of the tournament, a release from the organisers said. Hussaingot the first two medals for his country in the 2010 CWG, bagging silverin the Greco Roman style (55 kg category). He won gold in the freestylecompetition. It was Pakistan's first Gold in 40 years. Inam won goldin the 2010 edition in the 86 kg category, Abbas added a silver tohis list of laurels in the 2014 edition. Youngster Butt won bronzein the Beach Asian Games.

BHUBANESHWAR, (IANS) The 18-member Indian women's squadwas announced on Saturday for the international matches to be playedin Argentina from November 18 to 30. The squad will be led by experi-enced midfielder Ritu Rani, while defender Deepika is the vice captain.The Indian goalpost will be guarded by Savita and Rajani Etimarpu.The defence line will see Deepika alongside Sunita Lakra, SusilaChanu Pukhrmbam, Jaspreet Kaur and Deep Grace Ekka. The midfieldwill have Ritu with Renuka Yadav, Lilima Minz, Navjot Kaur, Monikaand Namita Toppo. Navneet Kaur, Rani Rampal, Poonam Rani, VandanaKataria and Anuradha Devi Thokchom will complete the forward line.The 18 players were named during the ongoing national camp at theKalinga Stadium here. The Indian team has been on a high this yearwinning the second round of the Hockey World league (HWL) earlierthis year which was held in Delhi. The team gained fifth position inthe HWL Round 3 by the vir tue of which it qualified for the Rio Olym-pics for the first time in 36 years."The team has been practicing together since the camp star ted. We

believe in putting excessive emphasis on team work and the newteam of coaches and suppor t Staff are working hard to increase thework rate of each player. We have an experienced Captain and sheknows how to lead by example," India chief coach Neil Hawgood saidin a release."The qualifications for the Olympics have been a boost and we will beplaying in similar conditions to that of Rio which will give us advan-tage in our Olympic campaign. I have full faith in the girls and I hopewe will put up a good show together," the Australian added.The Indian squad:Goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu.Defenders: Sunita Lakra, Deepika (vice-captain), P. Susila Chanu,Jaspreet Kaur, Deep Grace Ekka.Midfielders: Renuka Yadav, Ritu Rani (captain), Lilima Minz, NavjotKaur, Monika, Namita Toppo.Forwards: Navneet Kaur, Rani Rampal, Poonam Rani, VandanaKataria, Anuradha Devi Thokchom.

INDIA DROP TO 172ND, BEL-GIUM TOP FIFA RANKINGSZURICH, (IANS) India's slide in the global football rankings con-tinued as they dropped five places to be 172nd in the latest FIFAchar ts released on Thursday, while Belgium created history bygrabbing the top spot for the first time. India were 167th lastmonth. The dip follows poor performances in the 2018 FIFAWorld Cup qualifiers where India have lost all three groupmatches played so far. Recently, they lost to Turkmenistan onOctober 8.India are at the bottom of Group D in the World Cup qualifiersand now have vir tually no chance to even qualify for the AsianCup by finishing third. The Stephen Constantine-coached sidewill face Guam, who won in the first leg, on November 12.Meanwhile, Belgium replaced World Cup 2014 runners-up Ar-gentina, who are now third, from the top of the table. Reigningworld champions Germany stay at the second place.The 'Red Devils', one of the teams with a hopeful future giventhe young age of most of its players, improved its place by twoplaces. However, the greatest progress comes from CopaAmerica 2015 champions Chile as they stand at the fifth place.Por tugal and World Cup 2010 holders Spain remained at four thand sixth spots respectively.



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